Maoists attack Inter-City Express train in Bihar, 3 jawans shot dead

MUNGER: In a daring attack, armed Maoists on Saturday shot dead three GRP jawans and injured two others, besides looting five rifles from them in Sahebganj-Patna Inter-City Express in Bihar's Munger district, police said.The incident took place in the...

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Sugar factory owner not happy with the govnt sugarcane price

BELGAUM: All the sugar factories in Maharashtra and Karnataka will have to be closed-down if government enforces rate of Rs 2,500 per tonne of sugarcane said chairman of Renuka Sugar's Vidya Murkumbi.Vidya said that it was unfortunate that a farmer died...

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Tarun Tejpal's anticipatory bail plea rejected, faces arrest

PANAJI: Beleagured Tehelka's founder editor Tarun Tejpal's plea for anticipatory bail was rejected by the sessions court on Saturday evening and his arrest appeared imminent.The order was pronounced at 8.10pm.The sessions judge Anuja Prabhudesai pronounced...

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Telangana leaders caution Naveen against Jagan Mohan Reddy

BHUBANESWAR: Seeking the support of BJD for the formation of a separate state by dividing Andhra Pradesh, a delegation of Telangana leaders on Saturday cautioned Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik to be 'careful' with YSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan...

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Super Hercules in air ambulance mode lands at Bagdogra

KOLKATA: Chetak and Mi-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force flying into the Jorhat Air Force Station from forward bases with injured soldiers. An-32 transport aircraft carry in some more from Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) along the Line of Actual...

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Distribution of anti-Modi pamphlets by dalit activists kicks up dust

MYSORE: Distribution of pamphlets by dalit activists at the UOM campus urging people to prevent Narendra Modi from winning elections has run into a controversy with Namo brigade activists seeking action against the people including a couple of teachers...

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Shocked, shattered by sexual harassment allegations, former SC judge Ganguly says

NEW DELHI: Denying any sexual harassment of a young woman law intern, former Supreme Court judge Justice A K Ganguly on Friday said he was "shocked and shattered" by the charges against him."I am denying everything. I have told the committee that all...

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Shinde endorses Cobrapost expose on IT companies

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Friday said the Cobrapost expose on IT companies' alleged use of social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook to build and destroy reputations online had only confirmed his fears on the growing...

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Arunachal Pradesh is 'integral and important part' of India: Pranab Mukherjee

ITANAGAR: On one of the rare presidential visits to this part of the country, incumbent Pranab Mukherjee on Friday asserted that Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and important part of the northeast region of India and a core stake holder in country's...

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Tarun Tejpal reaches Goa, granted bail till 10am tomorrow

PANAJI: On a day of high drama and action, Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a woman reporter in Tehelka, on Friday got a minor relief when a local court gave him interim protection from arrest till 10am on Saturday.Dodging a combined team...

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Kargil veteran raises Mandi memorial issue

SHIMLA: In Mandi district a park was created in the memory Kargil martyrs but the way names of martyrs have been inscribed on the wall of a store room has left Kargil War hero pained. To complete the formality of creating a war memorial, a plaque naming...

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Tarun Tejpal's request for more time rejected, may be arrested

NEW DELHI/PANAJI: Tarun Tejpal has sent a fax to Goa Police stating that he will join the investigation tomorrow, his lawyer said on Thursday.Earlier, Goa Police on Thursday rejected Tarun Tejpal's request for time till Saturday to appear before it and...

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Tarun Tejpal to appear before Goa Police tomorrow, his lawyer says

NEW DELHI/PANAJI: Tarun Tejpal has sent a fax to Goa Police stating that he will join the investigation tomorrow, his lawyer said on Thursday.Earlier, Goa Police on Thursday rejected Tarun Tejpal's request for time till Saturday to appear before it and...

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Name new state as 'Sonia Telangana': Ex-Andhra minister

NEW DELHI: In a queer demand, a former Andhra Pradesh minister today suggested the Centre to name the new state carved out of Andhra Pradesh as 'Sonia Telangana'."I am putting forth this demand, as she has prevented more individuals from the region committing...

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In prison, dentists Talwars earn Rs 40 a day

GHAZIABAD: Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, sentenced to life imprisonment for a gory double murder, are earning Rs.40 each a day at the Dasna Jail here, a prison official said Thursday.The Talwars have been read out the jail rules: they cannot...

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Law intern says she is being looked at with suspicion by SC panel

NEW DELHI: A law intern, who has alleged sexual harassment by a recently-retired Supreme Court judge, feels she is being looked at with "suspicious eye" when she appears before the apex court's three-member probe panel.She also said the reason for delay...

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Tarun Tejpal moves HC for anticipatory bail, journalist who accused him of sexual assault quits

NEW DELHI: The Tehelka journalist, who had accused its editor Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting her, has resigned from the magazine to be "free from any kind of pressure" as its employee.Tejpal has been charged with rape by the Goa Police. When contacted,...

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Coastal Odisha alerted as cyclone Leher approaches landfall

BHUBANESWAR: Hardly had the dust settled on the devastating Cyclone Phailin ravaging Odisha and Andhra Pradesh's coastal districts, the two states were bracing for another storm "Cyclone Lehar" to strike.The state government on Monday put district authorities...

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Trinamool triumph continues in West Bengal

KOLKATA: The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress's juggernaut rolled on in West Bengal as the ruling party captured the prestigious Howrah Municipal Corporation and won elections to three of the four other civic bodies on Monday.The Trinamool wrested...

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Aarushi murder: Convicted by court, Talwars say 'we refuse to feel defeated'

GHAZIABAD: More than five years after the double murder and flip-flops in investigation, dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar were on Monday held guilty of killing their 14-year-old daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj in their house in Noida.In...

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Goa launches preliminary police probe into Tarun Tejpal sexual assault case

PANAJI: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday did not rule out the possibility that Goa police may summon Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to Goa for questioning in connection with the allegations of "attempted rape" against him. Tejpal allegedly...

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Congress calls for action against Tejpal

NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday condemned the alleged sexual assault of a young woman colleague by Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal and said action should be initiated against anyone found guilty of such an offence, irrespective of one's position.Congress...

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Sins of Congress's vote-bank politics created SP and BSP, Modi says

AGRA: Hitting out at the "tikdi", a term he used for Congress, Samajwadi Party and BSP at the Kanpur rally, BJP's present poster boy Narendra Modi at Agra on Thursday said that the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are born out of the sins...

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Leniency to accused in sexual offences 'undesirable': HC

NEW DELHI: Leniency in matters involving sexual offences is undesirable and against public interest, the Delhi high court has said while denying relief to a man sentenced to five years in jail for sodomising a teenaged boy 13 years ago."Sexual violence...

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Sanjeev Bhatt writes to Modi, demands higher security

AHMEDABAD: Taking a swipe at the Modi government over the "zeal" shown in providing "foolproof security" to a girl at her father's request, suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt wrote to the Gujarat chief minister today demanding adequate security for...

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AgustaWestland denies wrongdoing in chopper deal

NEW DELHI: Facing threat of cancellation of its deal, AgustaWestland on Wednesday told the defence ministry it was not involved in any wrongdoing in securing the Rs 3,600 crore contract for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to the IAF.After meeting with defence...

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Congress, BJP slam AAP over Anna CD; Arvind Kejriwal ‘very, very sad’

NEW DELHI: A video showing anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare purportedly expressing disappointment over the alleged misuse by Aam Aadmi Party of funds collected during the Jan Lokpal Bill drive had Congress and BJP both tearing into Arvind Kejriwal...

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Cyclone Helen to cross Andhra, thundershower likely in Odisha

CHENNAI/BHUBANESWAR: The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal would intensify into a cyclonic storm and cross the coast between Chennai and Ongole on Thursday night, the India Meteorological Department said here on Wednesday.Cyclone "Helen" would cross...

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Manish Tewari calls Modi 'Hitler' at IFFI

PANAJI: The BJP-Congress face off over Narendra Modi's PM candidacy on Wednesday spilled over to the 44th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) being held in Goa.Information and Broadcasting Minister and Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari while...

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Govt collecting information on ‘Gujarat snooping’: Shinde

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde has said that security agencies are gathering information on the alleged snooping of a woman by Gujarat police at the behest of Narendra Modi aide Amit Shah, and a probe could be ordered if required."We...

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BJP, Congress sparring over Gujarat snooping row gets shriller

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Sparring over the illegal snooping row got shriller on Tuesday with the Congress fielding two senior ministers to take on Narendra Modi asking him to "come clean" on it and the BJP accusing the ruling party of engaging in "mafia-style...

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Naxalite-affected Chhattisgarh records highest-ever polling of 75%

RAIPUR/NEW DELHI: Naxalite-affected Chhattisgarh recorded the highest-ever polling of around 75 per cent as elections were held on Tuesday in 72 constituencies in the second phase which went off peacefully barring an incident in which one person was...

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INS Vikramaditya may have been snooped by Nato allies

NEW DELHI: Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya may have been snooped by a surveillance aircraft belonging to one of the Nato countries when it was undergoing sea trials in Russia.The aircraft carrier may have been snooped by an American-origin P-3C Orion...

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Typhoon Haiyan: India sends relief material to Philippines

MUMBAI: The Indian government has dispatched relief material to Philippines, which was severely hit by typhoon 'Haiyan' over a week ago, a defence release said."Government of India mounted a speedy joint service response co-ordinated by HQ Integrated...

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Record turnout of 75% in second phase of polling in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: Barring a clash between CRPF personnel and some villagers at Saja assembly segment, which left one person dead and two others injured and a few skirmishes between Congress and BJP workers, polling for 72 of the 90 seats in the second phase of...

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NIA in Raipur, grills alleged SIMI members on Patna blasts

RAIPUR: A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday visited Raipur and questioned the suspected SIMI activists, who were arrested here recently, in connection with blasts in Patna at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally.According...

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Dalit writer Omprakash Valmiki no more

NEW DELHI: These are gloomy days for Indian literature. After the demise of renowned Hindi litterateur Rajendra Yadav and the distinguished Rajasthani writer Vijaydan Detha in recent weeks, it suffered another grievous blow as celebrated Dalit writer...

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India's maritime hawk completes 25 years of yeomen service

NEW DELHI: Quietly keeping a hawk-eye on hostile warships, submarines, pirates and other inimical forces in the wide Indian Ocean Region (IOR), the Tupolev-142M aircraft have now clocked 25 years of operations in the Navy without a single accident.The...

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Badrinath shrine closes as curtain rings down on Chardham

DEHRADUN: Braving icy winds, devotees thronged Badrinath as the sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine were closed this evening for the winter ringing down the curtain on this year's rain-ravaged Chardham pilgrimage.Amid chanting of vedic hymns, chief...

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After INS Vikramaditya, Antony wants India, Russia to focus on futuristic stealth fighter

NEW DELHI: With turbulence hitting India's biggest defence project in the making, the critical joint development of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) with Russia, defence minister AK Antony on Monday stressed "both sides must give their best"...

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Petrol bomb attacks continue in Meghalaya, police clueless

SHILLONG: Police on Sunday remained clueless about arson incidents in the Meghalaya capital over the past two days involving unidentified assailants hurling petrol bombs. Police suspect groups demanding introduction of inner line permit, a British-era...

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